Hand supportable clamp and bench



Jan. 24, 1956 F. E. BELLOWS 2,731,863

HAND SUPPORTABLE CLAMP AND BENCH MOUNT THEREFOR Filed Nov. 19, 1954 For 15 5:24am;

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ATTORNEY United States Patent 7 HAND SUPPORTABLE CLAMP AND BENCH MOUNT THEREFOR Foy E. Bellows, Dallas, Tex. Application November 19, 1954, Serial No.

7 Claims. (CI. 81-41) receive the ball is movably disposed on the extension and actuated by eccentric means to frictionally engage and hold the ball in adjusted position, the ball being the medium to which is removand bench mounting constructed according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation with portions broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is a fragmental sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the ball ing plate actuating means.

Continuing with a more drawing, reference numeral denotes a C-clamp, through one leg 11 of which is threaded a screw 12, by which the clamp is secured to a ledge of a work bench.

An extension 13 is disposed perpendicular to the bench clamp 10 and has an upturned leg 14 which bears flush against the face of clamp 10. A reinforcing boss 15 is formed on the leg 14 and a hole is bored through the boss 15 and leg 14 to receive a screw 16 by which the extension is secured to the clamp 10 and rotatable about the horizontal axis afforded by the screw 16. A wrenchreceiving socket is provided in the end of the screw 16 (see Figure 3) for ready angular adjustment of the extension 13.

clampextends above and below diametrically opposed and therein.

22 has a threaded pin 23 which detailed description of the.

2 is recei I of this handle, the ball is dispose the work her of positions.

The work holder referred to in the foregoing may consist of the conventional vise24 or such a device as described in my Letters Patent No. 2,660,079, dated Novable in the bore 20 integral threaded pin 25, receivable in the opening-21 of the ball 19 for ready interchangeability.

bench clamp is held down, within limits, by the dinal displacement of the plate 26 means of a transverse rod 30, lying in a groove 31 in the top surface of extension 13. This rod is disposed under the free end of plate 26 opposite the ballreceiving hole 27 and has an elongated boss or built-up portion 32 forming an eccentric which carnmingly engages the underside of the plate 26 to raise and lower the same when the handle 33, formed by bending the rod 30 at right angles, is oscillated.

To clamp the ball 19 against movement, the handle 33 is raised toward the dotted This action causes a slight endwise movement of the clamping plate 26, and forces the edge of the opening 27 in the end of the plate down against the ball with sufficient frictional force to hold the ball in any adjusted position.

The work holder or ball be dispensed with, if

10, while the plate screw 29. Longituis accomplished by manipulating handle desired, while employing the 22 may Patented Jan. 24, 1956 3 hall and the edges of said ball-embracing opening to hold said ball against displacement from adjusted positions.-

2. A hand supportable clamp and bench mount therefor comprising a support, said support and secured thereto at one end for'rotatior about an axis parallel with the longitudinal axisof said extension, a ball oscillatable in a socket opening-formed in the opposite end of said extension, a handle removably attached to said ball, a work-holding clamp removably attached to said ball diametrically clamping plate overlying said extension and loosely attached thereto, said plate having an opening at one'end receiving said ball and means for elevating said plate at its opposite end to eiiect frictional holding engagement between said ball and the edges of the ball-receiving s ening of said plate.

3. A hand supportable clamp and bench mount therefor comprising a support, an extension secured at one end to said support for rotation about an axis parallel with the longitudinal; axis of said extension, said extension having a sphericalg-seat formed in its opposite end,-a ball oscillatable in said seat, a work-holding clamp detachahly secured to said ball above said extension, a handle detachably secured to said ball and depending therefrombelow said extension, a clamping plate mounted on said exten sion-and frictionally engaging said ball at one end and means for raising and lowering the opposite end' of said clamping plate to move the same into and out of frictional engagement with said ball.

4. A hand supportable clamp and bench mount therefor comprising a support, an elongated extension joined an extension perpendiculag: to

opposite said handle, a'

atone end to said support for rotation about an offset 7 axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said-extension, a

ball oscillatably disposed inan opening through said extension adjacent its opposite end, said opening defining a spherical seat for said ball, a wor '-holding clamp detachahly mounted on said ball above said extension, a clamping plate frictionally engageable, with said ball at one end, means at the opposite end'of' said clamping plate for moving the same to efiect frictional engagement and disengagement with said plate with respect to said ball and means for manipulatingsaid ball in its seat.

5. The structure of claim 4 in which the plate-moving means consists of an eccentric rod oscillatably disposed transversely between said plate and said extension and means for actuating said rod.

6. The structure of claim 4 in which said clamping plate has an opening in one end receiving said ball, one edge of which is brought into frictional engagement with said ball when the opposite end of said plate is elevated. Y 7. The structure of claim 4, and a screw extending upwardly from said extension and looselydisposed in an aperture in the midsection "f said clamping plate to hold the same within predetermineddisplacement limits with respect to said extension.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1). 135,081 Brenner Feb. 23, 19.43 2,352,699 Ennis July 4, 1944- Bellows Nov. 24, 1953 

